Build a Self-learning No-programming Computer with your Microprocessor

A first system design suggestion in 1979

Authors: Klaus Holtz

Published in: Dr. Dobb’s Journal of COMPUTER Calisthenics & Orthodontia: Running Light Without Overbyte, Number 33, Volume 4, Issue 3, March 1979.

Level: Student

Abstract: How would you like to build a futuristic self-learning computer which is educated almost like a human child and lets you get rid of all that messy programming? A computer with unlimited, reliable memory and total recall which, once set up, never needs programming or supervision of its internal functioning. Science fiction? Not at all. These computers are already on the drawing boards. Moreover, you can build such a computer in just a few days. All you need is a microprocessor, a cheap mass memory such as a tape cassette and some kind of keyboard/display. The resulting system will be truly astonishing, functioning in a way totally different from conventional computers. It is not just another clever architecture or programming trick, but a completely different way of building computers.

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